Top 25 most iconic songs in the history of Nigerian music – See which is number 1!

Remedies – Shakomo

It’s a sampled song that ended up becoming a party joint in a unique era of Nigerian music. A song like that today might not have the same impact, but in the late 90s to 2000s it was the Nigerian party jam that would make it into rotation amongst all the others foreign hits that DJs spinned at the time.

Ice Prince – Oleku

Is it the best rap joint from its time? No. And say what you want about Ice Prince now, but Oleku was the rap song that smashed the door off the hinges for mainstream commercially viable hip-hop in Nigeria. If folks like MI, Rugged and Mode opened the door, Ice Prince with Oleku took it to another level. Between the rap and the hook (by Brymo) it was the perfect commercial rap song. It’s no surprise there were thousands of covers.